6 I hurried down the hall, not knowing how exactly to get back to my room but with the determination of one desperate for a mental break. After a half hour I finally recognized one of the halls and soon found the apartment I shared with Leilah. I slipped inside and shut the door behind me where I set my back against the entrance. “Wow,” I breathed as I tried to arrange all my fractured memories into a coherent timeline. The party. The balcony. The strange serpent creature. That horrible wound. And finally, Eric’s saving me. I looked down at my stomach. The turtleneck hid what I wanted to know. I’d have to see him again to return the shirt. I grabbed the hem in both hands and pulled up the turtleneck a little at a time. My pulse quickened as I prepared for some bandages. What